Atai Life Sciences NV (ATAI) Stock

atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) shares should move higher on a slew of Phase 2 and 3 data readouts in 2025 from across its pipeline of innovative psychedelic therapies, analysts at Jefferies. Following the release of atai's third quarter results earlier this week, the analysts repeated their ‘Buy' rating on the stock and awarded it a $5 price target, implying upside of 242% from its share price at the time of writing.

atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC), a biopharmaceutical company targeting mental health disorders, advanced its pipeline of innovative therapies during the third quarter of 2024. Notably, the US Food and Drug Administration approved an investigational new drug application for for VLS-01, atai's buccal film formulation of DMT.

atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC)' chief scientific officer Dr Srinivas Rao joined Proactive to discuss the company's latest clinical trial results. Dr Rao detailed the positive outcomes from the Phase 1B trial of the VLS-01 (oral DMT) program, emphasizing the drug's excellent tolerability and potential as a best-in-class treatment option.

atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has been awarded a 'Buy' rating from Jefferies analysts as the company's pipeline of mental health therapies enters a catalyst-rich period. “atai's pipeline of psychedelics (and non-psychedelics) has the potential to safely, profoundly, and durably treat tough $1 billion-plus in central nervous systems indications,” analysts wrote in a note to clients.

atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has provided an update on its research activities and told investors it has cash, marketable securities, and committed term loan funding available which is expected to fund its operations into 2026. In addition to announcing its second quarter financial results, atai on Tuesday unveiled positive preliminary Phase 1b trial results for VLS-01, its proprietary oral transmucosal film formulation of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) that is applied to the buccal surface.

atai Life Sciences (ATAI) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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Although psychedelic drug stocks have lost some of their earlier momentum, significant research and advancements continue under the radar. Even high-profile figures like Elon Musk reportedly use ketamine for depression, highlighting the ongoing interest in non-standard treatment protocols often associated with psychedelic stocks (though ketamine itself isn't a psychedelic, it does fall within the “alternative therapeutics” camp that psychedelic drug stocks often occupy).

The value of the psychedelic market is expected to approximately triple over the next few years. While not a large market in absolute terms, that growth potential will create many winning stocks.